Music Business News: France

ASCAP, PRS and SACEM join forces for blockchain copyright system

IBM technology to power new prototype for music industry

Deezer strikes major partnership with French retailer Fnac

Physical retailer could become shareholder in streamer

‘I don’t see a YouTube value gap. Over 45% of our revenue from the platform is from UGC’

YouTube is the devil, right? Not if you speak to Believe boss Denis Ladegaillerie

French recorded music market up 5.4% – but streaming growth slowed in 2016

Streaming up 37% year-on-year as physical still dominates market

Universal Music Group’s publishing revenues have grown 18% in two years

Jody Gerson has set quite the record since she took over at the top of 2015

Universal posts record revenues for 2016 – as streaming overtakes physical sales

Major now pulling in $4.5m a day from streaming alone

After 15 years of decline, France’s recorded music market returns to growth

Stéphane Le Tavernier celebrates the beginning of a turnaround story for the global industry

With 1m global album sales, Christine And The Queens ready next step

Because Music founder Emmanuel De Buretel explains what's next